Whittier Gives Middle Managers a 17% Raise, Following the Executives' 27%
The raise passed even as the city's own budget shows a growing deficit and frontline workers keep negotiating over who pays for medical coverage.
August 18, 2026salary
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Whittier Is Spending More Than It Makes: The City's Own Numbers Show It Getting Worse
The city is projecting a $3.6 million deficit for the coming fiscal year — and its own five-year plan shows it growing to more than $9 million by 2029-30. Two years ago, the city was projecting a surplus for this same year. Here's what changed, and what it means.
May 06, 2026
How Whittier's City Hall Was Reshaped Three Weeks Before the Election — Part 1
Three weeks before the April 14 election, Whittier's outgoing council reshaped city hall. New positions, new contracts, and a costly severance package now await the new council elected to change things.
April 16, 2026
